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KAI CHEN KUO

Champaign

Summary

Senior food science undergraduate committed to on-site learning and quantitative research. Experienced in most food laboratory equipment and dedicated to always learning more than required. Prioritizes on-hand experience and knowledge acquisition of systems. Aims to commit in research and development to innovate food products. Proven competency through multiple internships and have assisted many full-time employees in diverse fields.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Undergraduate Intern

SHENGLONG BIOTECH
Duc Hoa
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • Authored a comprehensive paper on the complete industrial processing to packaging of aquatic feeds.
  • Understood all the components of an aquatic feed company.
  • Participated in the quality assurance and analyses of raw feed ingredients.
  • Participated in the fermentation process for aquatic animal protection products.
  • Met with multiple retailers to understand the local feed and aquatic business.
  • Shadowed full time employees at a fish and shrimp fry hatchery/research center.

Undergraduate Intern

HEQING LOONG
Pudong
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Completed an internal product analyses paper.
  • Learned how to use a mass spectrometer.
  • Completed on hand testing for phenolic compounds, total acidity, superoxide, glucose, vitamins, and hyaluronic acids in samples.
  • Learned the syntheses of enzymic drinks.
  • Understood the utility of dragon fruit in enhancing ethanol metabolism in the human body.

Undergraduate Intern

INTEGRATED BIOPROCESSING RESEARCH LABORATORY
Champaign
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Observed and shadowed full time pilot plant employees.
  • Learned lab analysis for fermentation samples.
  • Completed multiple sample handling and tests.
  • Regularly completed checkups to ensure the safety integrity of the pilot plant.
  • Became familiar with the handling of spectrophotometers, glucose tester, pH monitors and food laboratory centrifuges.

Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Food Science

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
05-2026

Skills

  • Operation of spectrophotometer
  • Use of bio-safety cabinets
  • Food-laboratory equipment knowledge and experience
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Teams

Timeline

Undergraduate Intern

SHENGLONG BIOTECH
06.2024 - 08.2024

Undergraduate Intern

HEQING LOONG
06.2023 - 08.2023

Undergraduate Intern

INTEGRATED BIOPROCESSING RESEARCH LABORATORY
02.2023 - 05.2023

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Food Science

University of Illinois